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James Steer
by James Steer
Naarm, Melbourne based DJ.For almost 20 years, James Steer has consistently and unassumingly contributed to the after-hours soundtrack of Melbourne. Well respected within the underground Melbourne DJ community, James has built a reputation as a selector who deftly balances exquisite taste with technical execution. James cut his teeth as one of the founders of the legendary Deep Chord Melbourne parties in the early noughties, showcasing the emerging deep minimal sounds of the time to an eager and receptive audience. The party started off as an intimate affair in the confines of the upstairs space of Pony Bar (later Boney), before finding a true home in the legendary basement space of the Mercat Cross. Since then, James has regularly graced the decks at some of Melbourne’s most iconic nightspots, equally adept at delivering funk and disco laden suppertime soundtracks as heaving excursions into deep dance floor dynamics. Drawing from a vast, genre-defying collection, James’ sets offer th
Episodes
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James Steer Dinner Set Colonal Tans Oct 2026
Nice warm night down at Revs and a pleasure to play a wide variety of sounds for the diners and pre club punters.
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audible fotosynthesis series no 20 feat Okaydokes
I caught Okaydokes @okaydokes playing down at Rumbler Bar dropping some very deep cuts early in the night and was keen to get him to contribute to my series. Okaydokes cut his teeth on early house, experimental electronica, Detroit techno, and anything with a groove, the sounds that leaked out of...
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audible fotosynthesis series no 19 feat Toupee
It brings me great joy to share this mix by my old friend Toupee. We’ve known each other since the very early 2000s, when I was getting into the music scene as a nerdy kid from Boronia. Our paths crossed at some amazing dub techno and deep techno parties in warehouses around Richmond. We quickly...
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James Steer b2b Dave Mack all night Rumbler Sept 2026
A brilliant night down at Rumbler Bar on a really warm night. Great dance floor and really nice people all through the night. Dave and I got to cover many genres and play lots of peak time gems and floor fillers from our wax collections. Great night to also celebrate Dave's birthday.
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audible fotosynthesis series no 18 feat james steer
Time to test out lots of new tracks i've been collecting and testing the new headphones. I thought it's time to do another mix for my series as I have become very proud of the little curation I have gathered from my friends. I've gone deep on this and a bit more pumping as the series is evolving!...
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James Steer at Grace Darling Hotel
James Steer at Grace Darling Hotel by James Steer
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James Steer at Rumbler Elixir Records night
Opening the proceedings for an Elixir Records takeover of Rumbler. Warming up the room before June and Archilo taking through the rest of the night.
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audible fotosynthesis series no 17 feat dan beck
The next mix is from my friend Dan Beck. I have known Dan for a long time and we have been sharing music and DJing together over the years. He is one of the best DJs i've seen and his technical skills on the turntables are flawless and plays a sound that is uniquely his own, usually breezing...
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audible fotosynthesis series no 16 feat Will Ellis
I met Will at a busy night down at Rumbler recently and we connected over appreciation of good music. Upon hearing his work on Soundcloud I requested a mix. Will delivered and about his mix: He seeks to explore deeper shades of techno and house, often expressing himself through dubby and...
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James Steer Code168 Snakecharmerr at Coil June 2026
James Steer Code168 Snakecharmerr at Coil June 2026 by James Steer
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James Steer b2b Matt Coventry at Rumbler
An awesome night down at Rumbler and sharing the decks with an old friend. We share very similar taste in music and we've been meaning to play together for a long time. Enjoy this 6 hours trip through the full dancefloor energy throughout the night.
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James Steer at Coil 6th May 2026
Had the absolute pleasure of playing the first Wednesday of trading for the new bar Coil on Chapel street. From the same owner as Rumbler, Coil is an absolutely amazing room to play in with clear crystal loud sound and deep bass. Tested out a few heavy records and they passed the test. Had an...
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Disco mega mix vision sesh
Disco mega mix
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James Steer Colonel Tans dinner set revs 15th May 26
Nice night for a dinner set playing some favourite worldly flavours and some deep dubby tech to round it out before kiti. Best listened to at dinner time.
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James homebrew dub tech minimal electro mix
Dubby, Minimal and Electro vibes on this mix. The Orb (Original Mix), SND & RTN Roots, Ben Buitendijk esrip, Gav Castle Fostex Environment, Yonef & Tim Jackiw Spectrum (Live Dub), Federsen Morar, Deepbass Concave 2, Juan Atkins & Moritz von Oswald The Creator (Original Mix), Frenk Dublin Joint 3,...
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Ambieosis mix James Steer
2 hours of deep meditative sounds Glyph, Reedale Grand Central, Pt 2 (72 Hours, By Rail From Missouri), DJ Sprinkles Amb, Area 3 New World Energy (Ambient Mix), Space Ghost Circles, Other Lands All The Time, Low Flung Dispatching, Mogwaa Squeaky Eye Syndrome, Mei Honeycomb Recreational Beats...
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James Steer Lunchfast deep mix
Fresh music, underground dubby breaky some unreleased and some brand new releases. Oozer, Billus Phase Out, Federsen Distant, VIT s.O, WTP Sleeper, Unsolicited Joints They Only Come Out At Night (Andy Martin Remix), Low End Activist Sidetrip Sprawl, Millia spunj, glob Lobb, Billus Affect ft....
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James Steer dinner set revs March 2026
Got a call up to the dinner set and got to play lots of new bits both vinyl and digital.
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audible fotosynthesis series no 15 feat Snakecharmerr
After a little hiatus I am glad to present another ultra deep mix to this series. My friend @serge-l-casa aka Snakecharmerr has recorded a very deep 90 min mix. I met Snakecharmerr, from Adelaide in Melbourne when he did a quick tour. Connected through Code618, I booked both of them to play with…
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Lanes and Mountains mix dubby deep tech
Kids, Violett Hold Lightly, Miris Rebuild (Luke Hess Remix), Mikkel Metal On The Hook, Savvas Ysatis Let the Cat, Yonef and Tim Jackiw The BBV, Neil E & Big City Bill Ephemeral, Featherstone Tickle 2, Billus Grassland (Echo Inspectors Remix), Biodub Ritual, Simon Mann Ohne Titel Session 2,...
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James Steer b2b Code618 Rumbler Feb 2026
Great night again down at the intimate Rumbler Bar for another session with myself and Code618 from Adelaide for another 6 hour takeover. Evening launched by Code618 on the deeper tip and we went b2b for half an hour each, then towards the end we did 2 for 2 til close. Thanks for all the amazing...
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James Steer 50th birthday mix for Radek aka Acidalius
Happy Birthday mate :) Here's what I would of played :) Logiciel, Isolée La'Quarius Dub 2, Yonef and Tim Jackiw Absence, Grad_U Overpass, Cousin Rotundum, Merv Korma, Acidalius Prey, Eversines / Caim Pacific Lair Grad_u The Naughty Edit, Jacob Ohrberg Tool I, rising sun Clap Clap, Anunaku & DJ...
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Home mix minimal macro micro dub electro
Nice to lay down a set on a nice Friday night and play lots of new bits and super deep things
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James Steer dinner set Revolver Jan 2026
Nice night in Revolver soundtracking the Colonel Tan's dinner set with lots of new records and Bandcamp goodies. Dug up some cool 45s as well plus some fresh edits that just landed from the UK.
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James Steer b2b Dan Beck at Rumbler Dec 2025
My first back 2 back in this venue with my old friend @dan-beck a close buddy who I have shared many DJ memories with. We played a warm night at Rumbler for 6 hours going 3 tracks each for the whole night. Enjoy.
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James Steer deep dub tech breaky
A long mix with some great new stuff from local peeps and some of my favourite music from recent times 01 Dust In Bloom, Billus 02 reflection [reshaped by atheus], intrusion 03 digi2, Pat Stormont 04 Mystified Acid (2024 rework), Tin Man 05 Vibra, Mathimidori 06 Prophecy Tekton, Yonef and Tim...
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James Steer Snakecharmerr Code618 Rumbler 4th October
James Steer Snakecharmerr Code618 Rumbler 4th October by James Steer
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James at Rumbler GF holiday eve Sept 25
Holiday eve made Rumbler very busy and a great night to play records to dancers and groovers.
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James Steer Dinner Set at Revs Sept 2025
A really nice night down at Revolver playing lots of new bits from local and abroad. Great dinner crowd in almost a full house. Finishing of with some local friends new unreleased gems and a new ep. about to drop from the Proto Exotica crew.
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Only James Discotheque
Super long warm up disco set with some nice boogie jams and disco oddities
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Dave Mack b2b James Steer at The Retreat June 25
Cheesy fun party tracks at the Retreat with my mate Dave from the Marina Boys. Turned out to be an awesome crowd dancing right up to the end of the night.
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audible fotosynthesis series no 14 feat Drox
Happy to present my next guest @drox My first guest from Eora/Sydney. Our connection was forged through the love of similar tastes through Soundcloud. Drox is a DJ, live act and producer whose DJing style can be described as heavily influenced by electro, industrial and bass music. His sound...
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James at Colonel Tans dinner set Revs May 25
A good night down at Revs playing lots of new bits and some classics in there.
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Dub tech wonky electronic breaky techno mix
2 and a half hour selection of tracks that have been awesome lately and wanted to get them into a nice long session. Lots of local bits on this and some from artists who have toured here recently. Bit of interstate music as well. 01 HORROR VACUI, Lemmi Ash 02 Another Slice of Life, Yonef 03...
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audible fotosynthesis series no 13 feat Dave Mack
Introducing my next guest Dave Mack @thereturn. A wildly versatile selector with an amazing ear for simply great music. Our paths crossed at the Revolver dinner set slot and quickly became good friends and regularly we would do b2b's at Galah, Mango Bar and Rumbler to name a few. Both of us feel...
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James Steer at Rumbler for WAFT May 2025
Nice little night down at Rumbler for a Thursday night throwdown in the best sound bar. Playing on the late shift for the WAFT crew after an amazing warm up from George Amos.
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audible fotosynthesis series no 12 feat George Amos
Very happy to release the next mix in the series from a friend I made at a WAFT event run by Ben aka @vinyldepreciationsociety at my favourite music bar Rumbler. @georgeamos played before me at Rumbler and I pressed the record button. What resulted was one of the most deep excursions i've heard.…
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James Steer at Rumbler WAFT April 2025
Nice little set at Rumbler on a chilly wet night down at Rumbler, perfect setting for some nice house music to finish the night representing the WAFT crew.
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audible fotosynthesis series no 11 feat dj pana
dj pana plays records from his collection. it's a simple process. dig. rinse. repeat. that's it. Very happy to present dj pana's really deep set. I have had the pleasure of hearing him play at the amazing Rumbler Bar, where you will often hear his sounds on a chilled Thursday night. Check out his...
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James Steer Revolver March 2025
Recorded live at Revolver in March 2025 warming up the cage. 01 Avionics - Rod Modell 02 PicL - Cousin 03 Unnaturally Balanced - Altone 04 Qualia - LOIF 05 Love Lost (Musephased by Area) - Linkwood 06 Hydergine - Ultraviolet 07 Cherrie - Eirwud Mudwasser & Romansoff 08 ol beat 1 - Gavin Castle 09...
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James Steer b2b Code618 all night @ Rumbler Feb 2025
Myself and @Code618 b2b all night at Rumbler Bar on a nice night down on Chapel Street. Thanks for coming over from Adelaide and sharing the turntables with me once again. Thanks for the venues amazing sound system where you can really feel the records!
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audible fotosynthesis series no 10 feat Campbell.V
My next guest is Campbell.V. @campbellv I met him at an awesome Spincycle party at the Gaso and he was playing really deep music in the front bar while Sammy D was playing in the main room, such an awesome night! He kindly made this 100% vinyl mix recorded at his home on an extremely warm January...
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audible fotosynthesis series no 9 feat Lucifía
The next installment i'm excited to present is from my friend @lucifia_angebarnett. Lucifía (Ange Barnett) is a long time lover of electronic music. Her stage name is in reference to Lucifer the fallen angel, a play on her actual name and indicative of her dark sound. Delving into the Melbourne...
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Oblique disco strategies volume 1
Another disco mix having fun.
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James techno breaky electro mix
Been hanging to do a fast techno set with all my energetic tracks and made this with a few Australian artists in there. 01 - Sour Fruit, Priori 02 - Presence, Grad_U 03 - echotechno2, Gavin Castle 04 - ●●○, Sven Weisemann 05 - Ethiopia's Rise, Argy 06 - Shine, Merv 07 - CG Phrase, Command D 08 -...
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D'Operator b2b James Steer at Mango Bar finale 2024
This is the last Saturday night before Mango Bar in Moonee Ponds closed for good after 23 years in Hall St. Dan and myself played b2b all night for one last dance party.
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audible fotosynthesis series no 8 feat Mihail P
The next mix in my series comes from my first international guest, Mihail P. An awesome DJ and selector with releases on labels such as Distant Worlds, Ferox, Seventh Sign, Verdant Recordings, Magnonic Signals, WWM, Nebulae Records, Prisoner Of Sound Records and Propersound Records. The internet...
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Oblique disco strategies
I wanted to make a mix exploring the disco set from start to finish. I have always liked the journey you can go on in bar gigs that are sometimes 3-4+ hours long. It's not always about being strictly disco, I blended in sounds outside of the traditional disco sound. Suede, Matthieu Beck Telling…
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audible fotosynthesis series no 7 feat SDF-1
This next installment is from my dear friend SDF-1. We have shared a long and storied history together involved in many underground and aboveground outdoor events. I have asked him to look at the deeper cuts from his collection and has sprung forth this mix. He says of his mix: "I conferred with...
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Minimal house techno electro vibes
Loam, Priori Madman, Command D La Source Nuron Unnaturally Balanced (Another Channel Version), Altone Blueprint, Merv Hibernate (Echo Inspectors Monsoon Mix), Stillhead ~T8_8T~, Cousin Kookaburra, Coober Pedy University Band Curved Space, Reverie Dimensional Forest, Basement Space Pukka Your…
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Naarm, Melbourne based DJ.For almost 20 years, James Steer has consistently and unassumingly contributed to the after-hours soundtrack of Melbourne. Well respected within the underground Melbourne DJ community, James has built a reputation as a selector who deftly balances exquisite taste with technical execution. James cut his teeth as one of the founders of the legendary Deep Chord Melbourne parties in the early noughties, showcasing the emerging deep minimal sounds of the time to an eager and receptive audience. The party started off as an intimate affair in the confines of the upstairs space of Pony Bar (later Boney), before finding a true home in the legendary basement space of the Mercat Cross. Since then, James has regularly graced the decks at some of Melbourne’s most iconic nightspots, equally adept at delivering funk and disco laden suppertime soundtracks as heaving excursions into deep dance floor dynamics. Drawing from a vast, genre-defying collection, James’ sets offer th
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